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In order to go FM, we would have to go
100 watts, which would mean broadcast
ing 365 days out of the year at a
minimum of 12 hours a day."
"At this point," says BiII,"WNDR has
neither the support nor the personnel to
go FM. However, the present staff is
setting the groundwork for an eventual
move to FM."
Bertolet is a business major and feels
that managing a college radio station
gives him valuable experience. He is also
involved in S.G.A., intramural volley
ball, indoor soccer, and is a Resident
Assistant in Meade Heights.
Attributing much of the credit to the
WNDR staff, Bill feels that "in order for
any radio station to be successful, it
must have a strong supportive staff and
WNDR is no exception."
With no set format, the station
features a very energetic cast of char
acters that takes its job quite seriously.
However, they do find time to enjoy
what they do. The result has been an
increased interest in the station, partic
ularly from the dormitories.
In order to give our readers an idea
of what makes the staff at WNDR so
unique, a list of nicknames used by some
of the D.J.'s was compiled.
The list contains such memorable
names as: Billy "Bedsore" Bertolet, who
is famous (or infamous) for taking naps
just about any time and anywhere; Jeff
"Dragon Breath" Hague, who insists on
keeping the origin of his nickname
completely off the record. Confidentially
though, by attending the next "jerks
party," one lucky indivivual may see Jeff
do his thing; John "Johnnie Fats" Clark,
who needs a shopping bag to carry his
lunch; "Cruisin" Mark W. Clauser; and
last, but never least, is John "Sarge"
Reutter. John claims to have been
mistakenly drafted into the Army at the
age of twelve. According to Sarge, "I
served three years and was honorably
discharged as a sergeant."
Each member of WNDR realizes the
importance of contributing his time to
the development of the station.
Jeff Hague is the head D.J. at
WNDR. "My primary responsibility is to
make up the schedule for each show. I
also keep track of their performances. In
other words, I keep a tab on how well the
Jock is doing. If necessary, I make
constructive criticisms here and there."
Away from the station, Jeff majors in
business. He is a Senior Senator-At-
Large in the S.G.A. and plays intramural
volleyball, softball, and indoor soccer.
John Reutter is WNDR's News Dir
ector. Realizing the important role the
News Department has in the success of a
radio station, John points out,"There is a
limited amount of time allotted to broad
cast the news. The ability to decide what
stories to use is very important.
Along with the newscast is sports
and weather. Scheduling sports anw
weather within the time slot for news is
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It's not how long you've been up that makes
you tired, it's what point you are at in your
personal, 24-hour biorhythm cycle.
Volunteers in experiments got tired when
their body temperature reached the low point
of their.cycles, regardless of how long they had
been up.
WNDR
also very important. In order to coor
dinate a newscast, it is important to
know who your audience is and then
design your news format accordingly."
John is a humanities major specializ
ing in Multi-Media Broadcasting. His
other activities consist of playing volley
ball, working on campus beautification
projects such as the phonathon, and
Student Government. John also claims
to be a Roller Derby star. He was also
(you remember) drafted at the age of
twelve.
Chief engineer at WNDR is Gary
Pellett. He keeps the station on the air.
"My major role is being responsible for
the equipment. Anytime something isn't
working properly, it's my fault."
When the station was renovated
during the Fall term, Gary was faced
with a major re-wiring job. "There was a
mess of wires all over the place. They all
had to come down before the builders
could put the walls back up. Once the
walls were up, we had to connect
everything again. We had some new
equipment and I had to install it."
Although Gary is gaining valuable
experience as a technical engineer in
radio, he has no plans of making a career
of being an engineer for a radio station.
An engineering major, Gary has
worked on the C.C. Reader and has been
a member of S.G.A. and belongs to lEEE
(Institute Of Electrical And Electronics
Engineers).
The most important ingredient of any
radio station such as WNDR is the Music
Department. The Music Department is
headed by Ruth Yost. Ruth, and her
assistant Joni Rogers, have the unen
viable task of keeping an account of the
record library at the station. According
to Ruth,"l solicit record service for the
station and I send out playlists. For
example, if we send a list every two
weeks to Capital Records of what we
play, then we will continue to receive
record servicees from them. The play
lists consist of what the D.J. is playing
and who the top ten artists for the week
are."
Ruth feels that a computer listing
would be very valuable in keeping an
accurate record of what is contained in
WNDR's music library. "We get new
records all the time and keeping an
accurate account of those new records is
very difficult."
Ruth sees no money in the business
side of radio. Involvement in the station
is just a hobby.
The staff heads of WNDR are only a
representative few. The entire staff of
the station is much larger.
If the current group of students is
any indication of the potential of college
radio, then the future of WNDR and
college radio does, indeed, look bright.
The Capitol Campus community can
listen to WNDR between the hours of 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Thursday, February 19, 1981
Where There's Foxsmoke...
FOXFIREI
By Keith N. Gantz
Foxfire is a tiny organism that glows
in the dark and is frequently seen in the
shaded coves of the Appalachian Moun
tains. This series of books and the
knowledge they contain began as a high
school project to produce a magazine on
folklore. This series is a complete and
explicit guide to the roots of our Amer
ican culture. Over the years, the series
has grown to include five volumes, each
containing a veritable fount of informa
tion on how our forefathers lived.
In this review I will concentrate only
on the first book of the series. These
volumes all read easily and auyone who
is interested in mountain-lore or how to
be totally self-sufficient will find them
extremely interesting and enjoyable.
Volume I, simply titled "The Foxfire
Book," contains subjects which include:
building a log cabin, building a chimney,
an old chairmaker shows how, a quilt is
something human, soapmaking, cooking
on a fireplace or Dutch oven, mountain
recipes, preserving vegetables and
fruits, churning butter, slaughtering
hogs, curing and smoking hogs (imagine
that--titter, giggle), weather signs,
planting by the weather signs, home
remedies, hunting tales, snake lore, faith
healing, and more.
Now, on to the chapter I wish to deal
with in depth: Moonshining as a Fine
Art. The manufacture of illicit whiskey is
not dead, however, moonshining as a fine
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DOUGLAS T. CHARNEY
President
3802 Harness Lane
Camp Hill, PA 17011
761-0518
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art effectively disappeared some time
ago. There were several reasons for this.
One was the age of aspirin and modern
medicine as home doctoring lost its
stature, the demand for pure corn
whiskey as an essential ingredient in
many home remedies vanished along
with those remedies. Increasing afflu
ence was another reason. Young people,
rather than follow in their parents'
footsteps, decided that there were easier
ways to make money; and they were
right. Third, and perhaps most influen
tial of all, was the arrival, even in
moonshining, of that peculiarly human
disease known to most of us as greed.
Loss of pride in the product, and loss
of time taken with the product increased
in direct proportion to the desire for
production.
Suddenly moonshining fell into the
same category as faith healing, planting
by the signs, and all the other vanishing
customs that were a part of a rugged,
self-sufficient culture that is now dis
appearing.
This chapter goes on to describe the
exact process and ingredients and in
cludes pictures and diagrams of stills.
Now that Ronald Rayguns is firmly
ensconced at the helm of our nation, and
everyone is finally speaking about the
unspeakable, these volumes may be
more important than we realize.
So why don't all you C.C. readers get
on down to your nearest bookstore or
library and check these out. Bye now,
y'all.
PH I BETA LAMBDA
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
CAPITOL CAMPUS
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DAVID J. BOYD
Vice President
28 Kensington Drive
Camp Hill, PA 17011
737-4173